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Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Town scene with church

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.1073 Author/Creator: Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 9.5 cm, Width: 11.1 cm Order a Copy

The photo shows the front entrance of a brick church with a white steeple. Two men stand on the street corner outside the church. A man sits in a single-horse wagon in the right foreground, he is looking back at the church over his left shoulder. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "1000."

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